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Tropical storm Nalgae brought flooding to Taiwan on Monday last week, with 103mm of rainfall recorded at Taidong in the south-east during the 12 hours to midday Monday.

USDA Declares Rhode Island Agricultural Disaster Area The entire state of Rhode Island, which includes five counties, has been designated as natural disaster areas due to losses caused by Tropical Storm Irene on Aug. 26-28, 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported.

After cooling the eastern tropical Pacific for the second winter in a row-and teaming with other large-scale weather patterns to wreak havoc on North American winter-La Niña ended in April 2012. Researchers from the Climate Prediction Center of the U.S.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration, there have been 10 major disasters this year As deadly fires continue to burn across bone-dry Texas and eight inches of rain from tropical storm Lee falls on New Orleans, the US is beginning to count the cost of nine months of unprecedented weather extremes. READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR LIST OF HAZARDS FOR USA IN 2011 (HOMEWORK 1)

Scientist Willie Smits believes that the Arenga sugar palm may be the key to protecting tropical forest in Indonesia while providing opportunity for villagers through a unique process of biofuel production.

Two powerful typhoons within a week drench the northern Philippines, killing more than 80 people.

Posted by feww on October 14, 2011 All Louisiana's 64 parishes have been designated natural disaster areas due the combined effects of severe storms, tornadoes, severe spring flooding, Tropical Storm Lee, widespread drought and excessive heat that began Jan. 1, 2011, and continues, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported.